LONDON, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Computer criminals have found a way to hack their way past the latest generation of online banking security techniques, British researchers say. In the scheme, account holders are tricked by an offer of training in a new “upgraded security system” after being logged into the…
New malware attacks target online banking
LONDON, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Computer criminals have found a way to hack their way past the latest generation of online banking security techniques, British researchers say. In the scheme, account holders are tricked by an offer of training in a new “upgraded security system” after being logged into the…
Hacker Group ‘Anonymous’ Gun For Brazil Banks; Itau Internet Banking Briefly Shut Down
The Brazilian offshoot of worldwide hacktivist group Anonymous is setting its sights on Brazilian banks. According to a report in Folha de São Paulo, the country’s leading daily, Anonymous is calling the operation Operation Weeks Payment, or #OpWeeksPayment in the Twitterverse. The act is against political corruption and is supposed…
SpyEye banking malware learns to cover its tracks
Takeaway: SpyEye banking malware has added a new feature to its arsenal that takes advantage of “paperless” statements by hiding the fact that your bank account has been compromised. The infamous SpyEye banking Trojan has a new trick up its sleeve: a feature that keeps fraud victims in the dark…
D.A. warns county residents of banking scam
An elaborate phone scam aimed at stealing credit card and ATM information is targeting Los Angeles County residents, District Attorney Steve Cooley warned this week. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
The 411 on Mobile Banking for Beginners
Mobile banking is the newest thing in deposit accounts. This primer brings newbies up to speed. View full post on cellphone security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
First Person: How I Ensure My Online Banking Is Safe
*Note: This was written by a Yahoo! contributor. Do you have a personal finance story that you’d like to share? Sign up with the Yahoo! Contributor Network to start publishing your own finance articles. … View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
Hackers poison Brazilian ISP DNS to infect users with banking Trojan
Security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab warn that cybercriminals hacked into the DNS (Domain Name System) servers of several Brazilian ISPs and used them to redirect users to websites that distributed malware. These attacks have occurred in the last few days, but they are not new to the region,…
Two Jailed in UK for Use of Banking Trojans
Yevhen Kullibaba and Yurly Konovolenko have been sentenced to four years and eight months in jail. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
SpyEye online banking Trojan stealing customer text messages
Researchers from browser security vendor Trusteer have identified a new variant of the SpyEye financial Trojan that tricks online banking users into changing the phone numbers associated with their accounts. “The Trusteer research team recently uncovered a stealth new attack carried out by the SpyEye Trojan that circumvents mobile SMS…